Arctostaphylos

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  manzanita \man`za*ni"ta\ (m[a^]n`z[.a]*n[=e]"t[.a]), n. [Sp.,
     dim. of manzana an apple.] (Bot.)
     A name given to several species of {Arctostaphylos}, but
     mostly to {Arctostaphylos glauca} and {Arctostaphylos
     pungens}, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish
     smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and


     bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a
     favorite food of the grizzly bear.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arctostaphylos \Arctostaphylos\ n.
     1. 1 a genus of plants including the bearberry; manzanita.
  
     Syn: genus {Arctostaphylos}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Arctostaphylos
       n : bearberry; manzanita [syn: {genus Arctostaphylos}]